I have a lot of zinc ww. Have anybody tried casting zinc buckshot or slugs. Would lee
Molds work for this or would the zinc destroy the mold. It would be for 12 g shells
I have a lot of zinc ww. Have anybody tried casting zinc buckshot or slugs. Would lee
Molds work for this or would the zinc destroy the mold. It would be for 12 g shells
for buckshot too light (62% weight of lead), for slugs ok depending on what you're doing. Here's a long thread, success achieved finally.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...he-ZLUG-Thread
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